Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/245559 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14508
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This article examines employment rates for persons in their teens and early 20s during April and May 2021 compared to April and May 2019. Employment rates for teens are significantly higher in Spring 2021 than in Spring 2019. However, individuals ages 20-24 experienced significantly lower employment rates in Spring 2021 than in Spring 2019. Differing employment patterns for these two age groups are unlikely to reflect childcare issues or lingering COVID-19 concerns. Restaurant employment rates suggest that weak labor demand is likely not the predominant factor. One plausible explanation is that teenagers are less influenced by generous unemployment insurance benefits.
Subjects: 
employment
labor supply
COVID-19
pandemic
young people
unemployment insurance
JEL: 
J2
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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